Why don’t you like ABA?
Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) is a behaviour modification therapy that is commonly used to "treat"…
behaviour modification therapy does work
Content note: In this article I discuss behaviour modification therapy, address some of the arguments for it, exploring whether it works, and whether it is ethical.
The illusion of choice in behaviour modification therapy
Content note: In this article I talk about content, compliance, and coercion in relation to behaviour modification therapy.
5 ways to meet neurodivergent children’s needs without using behaviour modification strategies.
Content note: this article contains 5 suggestions of ways to meet neurodivergent children’s needs without using behaviour modification strategies
Behaviour management
Content note: in this article I discuss some problems that I see with commonly used behaviour management strategies
Autism is not an illness: The problem with how we treat Autism
So far in this series I have talked about the fact that I do not think Autism is an illness, despite the way the dominant discourse around Autism runs. I have also talked about how I think the diagnostic process for Autism contributes to the damaging illness discourse. Next I’d like to tell you where I am at in my thinking about the popular treatments for Autism.
